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Annual inflation accelerated slightly in July, although the uptick was modest and within expectations.

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  • Business

Inflation got a little higher in July as prices for rent and gas spiked

Consumer prices rose 3.2% in July from a year ago, up slightly from the 3% annual rise see in June — but still within analyst expectations

August 10, 2023
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  • Scott Horsley
GPB  NPR

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  • Music

How 'Yo! MTV Raps' helped mainstream hip-hop

The MTV show Yo! MTV Raps helped bring hip-hop into mainstream American culture in the 1980s and was made by a scrappy team in the face of a skeptical corporate network.

August 10, 2023
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Noah Caldwell,
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2 Live Crew in 1989 (Mr. Mixx, Brother Marquis, Luther Campbell & Fresh Kid Ice)

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  • Music News

2 Live Crew fought the law with its album, 'As Nasty As They Wanna Be'

In 1989, 2 Live Crew's As Nasty As They Wanna Be became the first album declared legally obscene, and the group's legal battles set a precedent for the rappers that followed.

August 10, 2023
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By:
  • Phil Harrell
This photo provided by County of Maui shows fire and smoke filling the sky from wildfires near the Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii, on Tuesday.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Wildfires ravage Maui; meet the Women's World Cup quarterfinalists

Deadly wildfires tear across the Hawaiian island of Maui. Spain and the Netherlands kick off the Women's World Cup quarterfinals tonight.

August 10, 2023
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen

How to ace a job interview when re-entering the workforce after an absence

I'm 56 and trying to re-enter the workforce in clinical nutrition. I have had many interviews that I thought went well. I think my age is the issue. Any suggestions?

August 10, 2023
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  • Life Kit
Lawmakers of the National Assembly arrive for a group photo with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the end of the last session of the current parliament, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.

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  • Asia

Pakistan's parliament is dissolved to pave way for elections

Pakistan's president on Wednesday dissolved the lower house of parliament as the country's top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction.

August 10, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Police guard the hospital where several of the injured were taken after an attack against presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito, Ecuador, on Wednesday.

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  • Latin America

A presidential candidate in Ecuador has been shot and killed at a campaign event

Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country's capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso said.

August 09, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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  • World

Biden's executive order makes it harder for Americans to invest in Chinese technology

President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday restricting U.S. investment into Chinese technology. The new rules make it harder for Americans to invest in quantum computing and semiconductors.

August 09, 2023
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  • John Ruwitch
FBI officials unload the equipment as they process the home of Craig Robertson who was shot and killed by the FBI in a raid on his home this morning on August 9 in Provo, Utah.

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  • Politics

Man accused of threatening Biden shot and killed in FBI raid in Utah

A Utah man who was accused of making threats to President Biden was shot and killed in an FBI raid. The man also threatened New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg.

August 09, 2023
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  • Franco Ordoñez
A plane arrives at Salt Lake City International Airport, in Salt Lake City on March 9, 2021. Federal officials say they're asking the FBI to consider criminal prosecution of nearly two dozen more airline passengers accused of disturbances on flights. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023 that it has now referred more than 270 cases to the FBI since late 2021.

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  • Law

There has been an 80% drop in cases of unruly airline passengers since 2021

The Federal Aviation Administration partnered with the FBI in 2021 to bring criminal charges more aggressively against disorderly airline passengers.

August 09, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Twitter's blue bird is seen on its headquarters building in San Francisco on July 24. Special counsel Jack Smith obtained search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump's account, according to newly unsealed court documents.

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  • Law

Special counsel Jack Smith got a secret search warrant for Trump's Twitter account

In January, prosecutors got a search warrant directing Twitter to produce data and records related to the @realDonaldTrump account. The company was ordered not to tell Trump about this.

August 09, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The Jim Bridger coal plant in Point of Rocks, Wyo., powers more than a million homes across six Western states. Under proposed federal rules many coal plants would have to dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in coming years.

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  • Climate

Utility group calls for changes to proposed EPA climate rules

Utilities argue proposed EPA power plant rules are too strict, while environmental groups say they should reduce climate pollution even more.

August 09, 2023
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  • Jeff Brady
President Biden speaks at the Arcosa Wind Towers in Belen, N.M., on Wednesday.

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  • National Security

Biden orders restrictions on U.S. investments in Chinese technology

The executive order covers advanced computer chips, micro electronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. Officials cited national security, rather than economic interests.

August 09, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Pennsylvania citizen Mary Ann Gilliam, left, is aided by Pennsylvania Lottery district manager Peter H. Cardiges as she picks a number for a lottery drawing on Sept. 19, 1980 in Pittsburgh.

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  • History

The settlers brought the lottery to America. It's had a long, uneven history

Americans spend an estimated $100 billion each year on lottery tickets. It's a tradition that dates back to the nation's earliest settlers, and was even one the Founding Fathers took part in.

August 09, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Neuman

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  • Author Interviews

A poet pieces together an uncertain past in 'Memoir of a Kidnapping'

When Shane McCrae was almost 4 years old, his maternal grandparents, who were white supremacists, took him from his father, who is Black. His new memoir is Pulling the Chariot of the Sun.

August 09, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
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